Archive for June 2021
Yanmar Osterbo, the cheapest and safest way to reach your goals in net cleaning!
Special campaign discount: We have a special “after covid” offer for net-cleaners in the UK. Please contact us for more information and offers. Osterbo have cooperated with Yanmar since 2009 and together we have created a customised, total net cleaner package for an optimal in-situ cleaning operation. “The Yanmar net cleaner is based on robust…
Read MoreOceanic Seafoods founder completes buyout deal
Frozen fish business Oceanic Seafoods has been bought out by its founder after its 50% shareholder Three Oceans was taken over by the European arm of Japanese seafood giant Nissui. Lancashire-based Oceanic Seafoods imports and exports wild frozen and sustainably sourced seafood, including Atlantic and Pacific salmon, working with accredited factories and catching vessels throughout…
Read MoreNordic Halibut hopeful despite Q1 loss
Stock market newcomer Nordic Halibut saw its operating losses almost double during the first quarter of this year, but it looks forward to growth once Europe emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic. While halibut is a popular and regarded by many as one of the finest prime fish choices, it is often more of a restaurant…
Read MoreProtection from predators
Seals will try anything to access salmon pens. Stiff HDPE netting like Garware’s Seal Pro has provided a challenge for them and as a result, some seals have realised that they can climb over the handrail and chew through the light anti-bird nets that cover the top of the pen. One of the solutions now…
Read MoreA feeding solution for all weathers
Feeding from a container? The Spanish company Fish Farm Feeder (FFF), which manufactures automated feeding systems for aquaculture, has adapted the “packaging” of its machines to the needs of its clients, so fish or shrimp farms without a covered area for storing feeding systems do not need to worry any more. All feeding components of…
Read MoreDisappearing act
A statistical glitch meant figures for Scottish salmon exported to the EU in January were wildly wrong, but it took a while for HMRC to realise there was a problem. As every economist knows, there are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. But that view is not confined to economists. It is…
Read MoreSalMar raises £230m in a few hours
SalMar raised a NOK equivalent of more than £230m in Oslo last night – in almost record time. Shortly after closure of the Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon it announced plans to issue 4.5 million new shares to raise fresh capital for growth. The prices was set at NOK 602 per share designed to yield a…
Read MoreAstaxanthin producer wins Seafood Innovation Award
A Hawaiian-based company that has developed a process to grow natural astaxanthin was named today as the winner of the Seafood Innovation Award. The award went to Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS), in a virtual presentation as part of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, which this year is being held as an online event. KAS is trialling…
Read MoreMEST wins contract for Scottish delousing vessel
Faroese shipbuilder MEST has been awarded a contract to convert a supply vessel, Viking Athene, into a delousing vessel for Bakkafrost’s operations in Scotland. Bakkafrost, which owns the Scottish Salmon Company, chose MEST out of eight international contractors for the rebuilding project. The rebuild project includes a number of adjustments and modifications – all timber…
Read MoreCorrosion-free pumps for huge fish farms
Lykkegaard Pumps has developed corrosion-free pumps made from the high-quality material HDPE. As with the company’s original steel pumps, these are among the most energy-efficient pumps on the market. HDPE-pumps can work in salt water, even in high temperatures, without any damage or corrosion. The pumps are customised for each application, and the largest pump…
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